Can you list me the names of some of the good Reference Books for preparation of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group 4 Exam?

The names of some of the good Reference Books for preparation of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Group 4 Exam are as follows:

TNPSC GROUP IV (Tamil) Paperback – 2015
by Editorial Board (Author)





TNPSC Group IV Pothu Arivu & Pothu Tamil Exam Books (Tamil) Paperback – 2016
by V.V.K. Subburaj (Author)




General Studies for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Exams (In Tamil) (Tamil) Paperback – 9 Mar 2016
by M. Karthikeyan (Author)




State Board books are considered as primary source of TNPSC Exam question setting for all Group Examination. So you should study following school textbooks.
Social Science Books – 6th to 10th Std
Science Books – 6th to 10th Std, (Additional 11th,12th Botany and Zoology if you have time)
Polity – 11th,12th Political Science
Economy – 11th,12th Economics Books
Geography -11th,12th Geography Books
Indian Culture – 12th Indian Culture Book
Indian History – 11th, 12th Std books


Current Affairs
The Hindu, Dinamani,
Competitive Success Review/Shankar IAS Acadamy’s Civilpedia, Pothu Arivu Ulagam or other GK monthlies(any one of this magazine)
Yojana/Thittam


TNPSC Group 4 Syllabus

UNIT-I GENERAL SCIENCE
Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology
UNIT-II CURRENT EVENTS
History
Political Science-1.
Geography
Economics
Science-L
UNIT- III GEOGRAPHY
Earth and Universe-Solar system-Monsoon,
Rainfall
weather & climate -Water resources
rivers in India
Soil, minerals & natural resources
Forest & wildlife-Agricultural pattern
Transport including surface transport & communication
Social geography
population-density and distribution
Natural calamities
Disaster Management.
UNIT – IV HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA AND TAMIL NADU
Indus valley civilization-Guptas
Delhi Sultans
Mughals and Marathas
Age of Vijayanagaram and the bahmanis
South Indian history-Culture andHeritage of Tamil people
India since independence-Characteristics of Indian culture
Unity in diversity –race, colour, language, custom-India-as secular state-
Growth of rationalist
Dravidian movement in TN-Political parties and populist schemes
UNIT-V Indian Polity
Constitution of India
States and Union Territories
Election Commission
UNIT-VI INDIAN ECONOMY
Nature of Indian economy
Five-year plan models
an assessment-Land reforms & agriculture-
Application of science in agriculture
Industrial growth
Rural welfare oriented programmer
Social sector problems
population, education, health, employment, poverty-Economic trends in Tamil Nadu
UNIT-VII INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
National renaissance
Emergence of national leaders-Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore
Different modes of agitations-
Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle Rajaji
VOC,
Periyar
Bharathiar & others
UNIT-VIII APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS
Conversion of information to data-Collection,
compilation and presentation of data
Tables, graphs, diagrams
Analytical interpretation of data Simplification-
Percentage
Highest Common Factor (HCF)-Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)-
Ratio and Proportion
Simple interest-Compound interest
Area-Volume
Time and Work
Logical Reasoning-Puzzles-Dice-Visual Reasoning-Alpha numeric Reasoning
Number Series.